Middle Fork Salmon River

• Bass limit is 6, both species combined
• None under 12 inches

Brook Trout

• Brook Trout limit is 25
• Harvest allowed during any open season unless otherwise noted under Special Rules - if gear or bait restrictions are listed, they must be followed when fishing for Brook Trout

Bull Trout

• Bull Trout limit is 0, catch-and-release

Kokanee

• Kokanee limit is 6

Salmon

• Spring and summer Chinook Salmon seasons and limits are set by the Idaho Fish and Game Commission and issued in separate brochures
• Seasons and limits for fall Chinook Salmon and Coho Salmon can be found here
• Sockeye Salmon limit is 0 and fishing for or targeting Sockeye Salmon is illegal
• Fishing for or targeting salmon is prohibited unless a salmon season is specifically opened for that water 

Steelhead (ocean-going)

• Defined as Rainbow Trout longer than twenty (20) inches in length in the Salmon River drainage (excluding lakes and reservoirs). Between Hells Canyon Dam and Oxbow Dam and the Boise River from its mouth upstream to Barber Dam during steelhead seasons, steelhead are Rainbow Trout over twenty (20) inches in length with the adipose fin clipped (as evidenced by a healed scar)
• Fishing for or targeting steelhead is prohibited unless a steelhead season is specifically opened for that water. See fishing regulations for details

Sturgeon

• Sturgeon limit is 0, catch-and-release
• Sturgeon must not be removed from the water and must be released upon landing
• Barbless hooks are required
• Use of a sliding swivel device to secure a weight, and a lighter test line to secure weight to sliding swivel device is required. See fishing regulations for details

Tiger Muskie

• Tiger Muskie limit is 2, none under 40 inches

Trout includes Brown Trout, Lake Trout, Golden Trout, Arctic Grayling, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, land-locked Chinook and Coho Salmon, trout hybrids (e.g. Tiger Trout)

• Trout limit is 6, all species combined
• Does not include Bull Trout and Brook Trout which are listed separately

Whitefish

• Whitefish limit is 25
• Harvest allowed during any open season unless otherwise noted under Special Rules - if gear or bait restrictions are listed, they must be followed when fishing for whitefish

Protected Nongame Fish includes Pacific Lamprey

• May not be harvested or possessed

All Other Fish Species includes bullfrogs and crayfish

• No bag, size or possession limit

• No bag, size or possession limits

Brook Trout

• Brook Trout limit is 25
• Harvest allowed during any open season unless otherwise noted under Special Rules - if gear or bait restrictions are listed, they must be followed when fishing for Brook Trout

Bull Trout

• Bull trout limit is 0, catch-and-release

Kokanee

• Kokanee limit is 25

Salmon

• Spring and summer Chinook Salmon seasons and limits are set by the Idaho Fish and Game Commission and issued in separate brochures
• Seasons and limits for fall Chinook Salmon and Coho Salmon can be found here
• Sockeye Salmon limit is 0 and fishing for or targeting Sockeye Salmon is illegal
• Fishing for or targeting salmon is prohibited unless a salmon season is specifically opened for that water

Steelhead (ocean-going)

• Defined as Rainbow Trout longer than twenty (20) inches in length in the Salmon River drainage (excluding the Lemhi and Pahsimeroi rivers, lakes and reservoirs, and ponds)
• Fishing for or targeting steelhead is prohibited unless a steelhead season is specifically opened for that water (see fishing regulationsfor details)

Sturgeon

• Sturgeon limit is 0, catch-and-release
• Sturgeon must not be removed from the water and must be released upon landing
• Barbless hooks required
• Use of a sliding swivel device to secure a weight, and a lighter test line to secure weight to sliding swivel device is required. See fishing regulations

Tiger Muskie

• Tiger Muskie limit is 2, none under 40 inches

Trout includes Lake Trout, Golden Trout, Arctic Grayling, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Sunapee Trout and trout hybrids (e.g. Tiger Trout)

• Trout limit is 6, all species combined
• Chinook Salmon and steelhead placed in ponds are counted in the trout bag limit
• Does not include Bull Trout and Brook Trout which are listed separately

Whitefish

• Whitefish limit is 25
• Harvest allowed during any open season unless otherwise noted under Special Rules - if gear or bait restrictions are listed, they must be followed when fishing for whitefish

Protected Nongame Fish including Pacific Lamprey

• May not be harvested or possessed

All Other Fish Species includes bullfrogs and crayfish

• No bag, size or possession limit